Paul Young reveals how Gino D’Acampo burgling his home affected memories of late wife

PAUL YOUNG, who previously fronted the band Kat Kool and the Kool Cats, has revealed the difficult memories of Gino D’Acampo burgling his home back in 1998 have hit home again following the death of his wife Stacey.

Insisting he tries to stay positive about the ordeal, he added: “I try to keep a light-hearted attitude on that.

“He gets enough stick on social networking – he doesn’t need my help as well.”

Gino was arrested after his DNA was found on a cigarette butt at Paul’s house in Mill Hill, London.

He was jailed for two years.

Addressing the conviction, a post on his website reportedly read: "It was while in England that an involvement with the 'wrong people' landed him a spell at Her Majesty's Pleasure but the sojourn resolved his mind and set him on a new course to succeed."

Paul Young said Gino D’Acampo burgling his house effected memories of his wife (Image: WENN•GETTY)

Paul Young's wife Stacey died after a battle with brain cancer in January (Image: GETTY)

Paul went on to reveal Gino had apologised to him ahead of his stint on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! in 2009.

The singer insisted he had forgiven the This Morning star two years later, when he spoke openly about what happened.

He told The Evening Standard: “I don’t hold it against him. He said it was bad and he apologised, and I did get most of the stuff back.

“Maybe he needed his wrist slapping and he got that. He said he was in a terrible place and wanted to turn his life around.”

Following his time in prison, Gino said his punishment for the crime had helped him change his life around.